Senior Climate Adaptation Planner - Hybrid Work

Sydney Water; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Remuneration

Hybrid Work Environment

Continuous Professional Growth

24/7 Wellbeing Support

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Family First

Fitness Passport

Novated Leasing

Job summary

Sydney Water seeks a Senior Planner – Climate Change Adaptation to shape our response to climate change and build resilience across water and wastewater services. You will provide specialist climate adaptation expertise, develop practical tools, and support the Climate Risk Management Program and broader resilience objectives.

The role leads the S-CCROA framework implementation, collaborates with Strategy & Sustainability, Finance and Planning, and delivers training and capability uplift across

Qualifications

• Experience in climate change adaptation, climate risk assessment, resilience planning, infrastructure planning or asset management.
• Ability to develop frameworks, methodologies, guidance materials or decision-support tools.
• Strong communication and ability to prepare executive-level advice and influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead development and implementation of Sydney Water's System Climate Change Risk and Opportunity Assessment (S-CCROA) Framework.
• Shape how climate risks and opportunities are identified, assessed and managed across water and wastewater systems.
• Develop climate planning methodologies, tools, guidance and governance arrangements.
• Collaborate with planners, engineers, operational teams and sustainability specialists to embed climate resilience into long-term planning.
• Deliver climate adaptation training, workshops and capability uplift initiatives across the business.
• Influence strategic investment and planning decisions with expert climate risk advice.
• Drive continuous improvement of climate risk management through piloting and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Climate risk assessment

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Written & verbal communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Environmental Science, Climate Science or related discipline

Job description

Sydney Water seeks a Senior Planner – Climate Change Adaptation to shape our response to climate change and build resilience across water and wastewater services. You will provide specialist climate adaptation expertise, develop practical tools, and support the Climate Risk Management Program and broader resilience objectives.

The role leads the S-CCROA framework implementation, collaborates with Strategy & Sustainability, Finance and Planning, and delivers training and capability uplift across